UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
SENATE
There will be a meeting of the Senate on Wednesday 11 March 2009 at 2.00pm in the Council
Chamber, University House.
J F Baldwin
Registrar
AGENDA
1.
Minutes
TO CONSIDER:
The minutes of the meeting of the Senate held on 3 December 2008 (attached).
2.
Matters Arising on the Minutes
Progress of Senate Recommendations
TO REPORT:
That the Council, at its meeting on 11 December 2008, approved the recommendations of
the Senate recorded under the following items:
3.
(a)
Proposed Amendments to University Regulation 6 (minute 36/08-09(a) refers)
(b)
Amendment to Ordinance 13 following the Framework for HE Qualifications and
Credit Framework for England (minute 36/08-09 (b) refers)
(c)
Adoption of University Single Equality Scheme (minute 37/08-09 refers)
(d)
Change of Faculty Name from Social Studies to Social Sciences (minute 45/08-09
(a) refers)
Vice-Chancellor’s Business
TO RECEIVE:
An oral report from the Vice-Chancellor.
4.
Recurrent Funding 2009/10
TO RECEIVE:
A copy of the letter from the HEFCE on the recurrent grant allocation to the University for
the academic year 2009/10 and a report outlining the implications for the University
(S.25/08-09, attached) together with an oral report from the Registrar.
5.
Reports
TO CONSIDER:
6.
(a)
Report from the Steering Committee (S.26/08-09 {Part 1}, attached).
(b)
Report from the Academic and Quality Standards Committee (S.27/08-09 {Part 1},
attached).
(c)
Report from the Equality and Diversity Committee (S.28/08-09, attached).
(d)
Report from the Information Policy and Strategy Committee (S.29/08-09, attached).
(e)
Report from the University Health and Safety Executive Committee (S.30/08-09,
attached).
(f)
Report from the University Research Ethics Committee (S.31/08-09, attached)
(g)
Report from the Board of the Faculty of Science (S.32/08-09, attached), together
with an oral report from the Chair of the Board following its extraordinary meeting
held on 4 March 2009.
Appointment of Senate Representatives on the Committee for the Appointment of ProVice-Chancellors
TO REPORT:
(a)
Following the new arrangements formally approved by the Council in October 2008,
the Committee for the Appointment of Pro-Vice-Chancellors would include the
following Senate representatives as approved by the Steering Committee on behalf
of the Senate at its meeting held on 9 February 2009:
Professor P Mack (English and Comparative Literary Studies)
Professor J Seville (Engineering)
Professor C Hughes (Sociology)
(b)
The Pro-Chancellor has approved on behalf of the Council the appointment of
Ms Trudi Elliott, a lay member of the Council, to the Committee for the Appointment
of Pro-Vice-Chancellors.
TO RECEIVE:
An oral report from the Vice-Chancellor.
7.
Awards and Distinctions
TO RECEIVE:
A paper setting out Awards and Distinctions that have been conferred upon members of
the University since the last meeting of the Senate held on 3 December 2008 (S.33/08-09,
attached).
8.
Any Other Business
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MATTERS TO RECEIVE AND APPROVE WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION:
The Steering Committee considers that the following items are non-controversial or can be
accepted with a minimum of explanation. Members of the Senate may, however, ask for any of
the following items to be transferred to the agenda for the day by contacting the Senate
Secretary (ext. 22713) prior to the meeting or by raising the item at the commencement of the
meeting.
9.
Reports
TO CONSIDER:
10.
(a)
Report from the Steering Committee (S.26/08-09 {Part 2}, attached).
(b)
Report from the Academic Quality and Standards Committee (S.27/08-09 {Part 2},
attached).
(c)
Report from the Board of the Faculty of Social Studies (S.34/08-09, attached).
(d)
Report from the Board of the Faculty of Arts (S.35/08-09, attached)
(e)
Report from the Board of the Faculty of Medicine (S.36/08-09, attached)
Membership of the Senate and its Committees
TO REPORT:
That, since the last meeting of the Senate, the Steering Committee had approved the
appointment of Dr Rudolf Roemer (Physics and Director of the Centre for Scientific
Computing) to the Information Policy and Strategy Committee on behalf of the Senate.
11.
Sabbatical Officers in the Students’ Union
TO REPORT:
(a)
That the results of the election for Sabbatical Officers in the Students’ Union for the
academic year 2009/2010 are as follows:
President:
Andrew Bradley, Politics and International
Studies
Education Officer:
Sumaiya Khaku, Politics and International
Studies
Communications Officer:
Issac Acquah, Computer Science
Sports Officer:
Alex Twiss, Philosophy
Governance and Finance Officer:
Andy Perkins, Economics
Societies Officer:
James Hall, Mathematics
Welfare Officer:
Sami Wannell, Mathematics
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(b)
That, in accordance with Regulation 24(4), it will be necessary for the Senate at its
meeting on 1 July 2009 to consider the conferral of registered student status on
Andrew Bradley, Sumaiya Khaku, Isaac Acquah, Alex Twiss, Andy Perkins, James
Hall and Sami Wannell.
(c)
That the second student representative on the Senate will be Sumaiya Khaku, 3
year Politics and International Studies student, noting that the third student
representative was yet to be appointed.
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